What is Holistic Functional Movement coaching and how is it different from Personal Training? Our holistic approach to teaching movement involves looking at how each person moves as a whole, rather than just the site of an injury or problem.  We focus on movement education, and developing an awareness of how we can work with our bodies to create more efficient movement, rather than fighting against them.  At Your Health First llc, you'll never need to be concerned with how many sets and reps you'll be doing, or how much you can bench press, instead the focus is on learning skills that coincide with everyday movement...better walking, climbing, running, stairs, throwing, fall prevention, etc. We teach people how to move better in a way that enhances their quality of everyday life in a way that's fun and enjoyable. ​

I have knee, shoulder, hip pain, etc...will I still be able to participate? Yes! At YHF, we specialize in working with women around their injuries, teaching them how to move more efficiently, even with an injury or chronic pain.  Our holistic approach takes in to consideration all influences in movement, including social and emotional, as well as the physical.  We look at the ways you're moving that are causing you pain, and not just the spot or spots that are hurting. 

What does movement coaching for older adults seniors look like? We feel that learning to move well as we age is one of the best things we can do to stay active and healthy.  Our focus is on teaching folks ways of moving that make their outside lives easier.  We do a lot of real life cross over work, such as practicing stair climbing, getting down and up off the ground, sitting in low chairs and getting up without assistance, balance work, and lots of fall prevention.  We also do lots of play! We find that bringing back play into peoples lives helps them to enjoy moving more, enhances their quality of movement, and increases the likelyhood that they'll continue to keep doing it. We believe it's never too late to learn new things.  

I never realized that how I feel could affect my movement, how does that work? Our emotional state and how we move go hand in hand.  Just think about how it feels to move when you're playing with your kids or grandkids vs. walking into a party where you don't know anyone...I can feel the tightness just thinking about it.  We've found that by being more aware of our emotional states when moving, that we can tap into better overall quality of movement, just by lowering our stress levels, and moving in ways that we find joyful, fun, and challenging. 

How do you approach diets and nutrition?  When it comes to food and nutrition, we take a mindful eating approach to food.  We believe that the body knows best, and that learning to make the connection to how different foods make us feel is most important.  We work with clients around negative thought patterns that stand in the way of being able to listen to the body, and help them learn to listen to their body's natural hunger cues.  

We'd be a good fit it... You'd like to start moving better, but aren't sure where to start.
You used to enjoy moving, but stopped due to life, injuries, etc., and you're not sure how to make it enjoyable anymore.

You have pain or injuries, and would like to learn how to play an active part in your own healing.

You'd like to learn new ways to move that can help improve your quality of everyday life.

You don't want to let age, injuries, or life stop you from being able to do the things you want to do. 

You want to learn to move better & have fun!